03960nam 2200637 450 991045973590332120200520144314.01-4426-5741-310.3138/9781442657410(CKB)3710000000324291(EBL)4669984(MiAaPQ)EBC4669984(DE-B1597)465582(OCoLC)1013963555(OCoLC)946712898(DE-B1597)9781442657410(Au-PeEL)EBL4669984(CaPaEBR)ebr11256498(OCoLC)904376825(EXLCZ)99371000000032429120160920h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe German right, 1860-1920 political limits of the authoritarian imagination /James RetallackToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2006.©20061 online resource (446 p.)German and European StudiesIncludes index.0-8020-9419-8 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part One. 'Tradition is how we change' -- 1. Habitus and Hubris -- 2. 'Fishing for Popularity' -- 3. Meanings of Stasis -- Part Two. Cultures of Conservatism -- 4. Culture/Power/Territoriality -- 5. Governmentality in Transition -- 6. Citadels against Democracy -- Part Three. Tension and Détente -- 7. Publicity and Partisanship -- 8. Building a People's Party -- 9. Conservatives contra Chancellor -- 10. The Road to Philippi -- Acknowledgments -- IndexBefore the rise of Hitler and the Nazis, Germany was undergoing convulsive socioeconomic and political change. With unification as a nation state under Bismarck in 1871, Germany experienced the advent of mass politics, based on the principle of one man, one vote. The dynamic, diverse political culture that emerged challenged the adaptability of the 'interlocking directorate of the Right.' To serve as a bulwark of the authoritarian state, the Right needed to exploit traditional sources of power while mobilizing new political recruits, but until Emperor Wilhelm II's abdication in 1918 these aims could not easily be reconciled.In The German Right, 1860-1920, James Retallack examines how the authoritarian imagination inspired the Right and how political pragmatism constrained it. He explores the Right's regional and ideological diversity, and refuses to privilege the 1890s as the tipping point when the traditional politics of notables gave way to mass politics. Retallack also challenges the assumption that, if Imperial Germany was modern, it could not also have been authoritarian. Written with clear, persuasive prose, this wide-ranging analysis draws together threads of reasoning from German and Anglo-American scholars over the past 30 years and points the way for future research into unexplored areas.German and European studies.ConservatismGermanyHistory19th centuryConservatismGermanyHistory20th centuryAuthoritarianismGermanyHistory19th centuryAuthoritarianismGermanyHistory20th centuryGermanyPolitics and government1871-1933GermanyPolitics and government1848-1870Electronic books.ConservatismHistoryConservatismHistoryAuthoritarianismHistoryAuthoritarianismHistory320.94309034Retallack James N.990175MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459735903321The German right, 1860-19202468567UNINA